Impact of COVID-19 on Acute Stroke Presentation at a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Impact of COVID-19 on Acute Stroke Presentation at a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Background: COVID-19 has impacted healthcare in many ways, including presentation of acute stroke. Since time-sensitive thrombolysis is essential for reducing morbidity and mortality in acute stroke, any delays due to the pandemic can have serious consequences.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed th...

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Main Authors: Masaki Nagamine, Daniel S. Chow, Peter D. Chang, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Wengui Yu, Jennifer E. Soun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
COVID-19
public health
thrombolytics
stroke triage
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00850/full

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